Cigar cutter



a 651930. S.-ZU LLO 1,757,607

CIGAR CUTTER Filed April 18, 1928 Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES PA-r EiNiT OFFICE- SAMUEL ZULLO, or .TEnsE cr'r gnnw JERSEY CIGAR ou'r'rnn.

Application filed April 18,

tures of a modern pocket cigar lighter.

fication.

I refer hereinto the pocket cigar lighters of'the type comprising a small casing container provided with anignition mechanism which, when operated, ignites a wick which is fed by a suitable fuel contained within the casing. v

Accordingly my invention is embodied 1n a combined cigar lighter and cigar cutter arranged and constructed as hereinafter set forth and as is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top view of a combined cigar lighter and cigar cutter embodying my 1nvention.

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the knife opened. 7

Figure 3 is a side view.

Figure 4 is a top view showing a modification.

Figure 5 is a partial side view of the device shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a sectional partial view of the filler cap or closure member illustrated in Figures 4, 5 and 7.

Figure 7 is a top view of still another modi- The cigar lighter is identified by the hollow casing 10 containing a suitable wick and "is provided with one or more inlet openings closed by suitable closing members in the form of nuts or caps adapted to be screwed into the casing flush therewithrSome of the lighters have the inlet opening placed in the middle or centrally of the casing in the one 1928. e ia s... 271,086. i V narrow rectangular end thereof. Others have the nlet-opening placed near a corner or at the 'end'of one of the narrow sides. My invention is applicable to both types of lighters and embodies certain features cooperating with eithertype to provide an eflicient cutter and lighter. 7

For purposesof understanding and identification I call the one end of the lighter the ignition end 12, while the other end is called the cutter end13. "In Figure 3 the numeral 14 denotes the usual cap or cup which con-' tains reserve, supply of" ignition material such as a smallv shown. 1 5 denotes the screw cap for closing the inlet opening. Lighters embodying the foregoing features are in common use and very popularr v The numeral 16 denotes a cigar cutter or blade pivoted at 17 on the cap 14 and isadapted, normally, to be held in a closed uncutting position asin Figure. 1, or to be swung into an'open, active, positionas in Figure 2. The cigar is indicated by a dotted circle 18 and is held against the casing 10.; The tip is out off by-swinging the cutter inwardly towards the casing in an obvious manner. The cutter has an end finger portion 19 overhanging the casing and a side finger portion 20 in the form of. a depending overhanging flange adapted to serve as a finger rest for closing the cutter-in the cutting operation. The cutteris opened by pressing along and against the endfinger portion '19.

The'closinglcap or screw 15 is provided with a button 21,- and the blade has a pressed up socket portion 22' adapted to snap in over, and engage the button 21 to keep the cutter in closedpositiorn'and also to prevent accidental displacement of the screw. 15. It has been found that by frequent use the screw 15 is'apt to become loose and may get lost, and fuel may drop out into the pocket of. the wearer. The cooperating button 15 and socket v22 prevents this.

The flange 20. serves as a finger rest when cutting and a stop when the cutter is, not used.. 'The socket and'button serve as a stop to prevent accidentalopening of the knife and also to keep the" screw 15 in place. The

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casing is provided with a cooperating knife edge 23. It will be noted that the cutting 7 portion 24: of the cutter lies'wholly within the area of the, cutter end 13 of'thelighter.

' This is to prevent accidents.

catch element in the blade to maintain the latter in normal non-cutting position on the box and a stop on the blade adapted to engage the side of the box to .cause the said two catch elements to engageeach other and to serve as a finger rest on said blade during a cutting operation. a 5 SAMUEL Figure 6, the closingscrevv ;is in the forrnof a I hollow p1ug26 adapted to be screwed into the casing and which carries the usual spark metal supply cap 27. The plug has an annular top flange 28 for closing the casing flush therewith and a second upper annular flange 29 joined to the flange 28 by spacingfeet for spaced portions 30, wherebyran opening 31 is formedopposite'the cutter blade 32 as seen Figure/l. T j

' The cutter blade is carried by ahandle 33 pivoted at 34 andprovided with a fingerportion 35. "When not in usethe cutter is in the position shown in Figures (l and 5 where it will be seen that the handle and blade lie'between the two ,fianges on'the screw plug 26.

As seen in Figu re 6, the handle is of a thickness to fit snugly between the plug flanges so as ,to maintain the cutter in closed position by frictioni as will be understood.

1 When a cigar is to be cut, the cutter isopened,

the cigars-inserted as'shown at'36 in Figure 6. Then the cutter is closed iand the top cut-off. Small particlesof tobacco may pass out through the slit or 0pening '31'. The top of the cigar remains in the plug26 and may be shaken out. Similarly when the lighter is to be filled, the cutter isswung to one side after which the plugmaybeunscrewed.

Figure 7 shows a modification in which a sliding cutter 38 is mounted on the lighter casing to slide "between the plug flanges 28 and 29 to cut the cigar. The cutter is guided and p-ositionedby guides 39, 39, and has a finger portion 40 and a stop 41 to limit its sliding movements in either direction in an obvious manner. i

It will be noted as a feature common to the three forms of cutters disclosed 'thatthe cutting portions lie wholly within the area .ofthe' end of the'casing; that portions of the casing cooperate .with the fcutter for cutting operations and that the cutters do not-materially alter the construction nor materially increase the manufacturing costs.

I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a blade provided with a, curved cutting portionintermediate the ends thereof, a box for supporting said blade, means for pivoting the blade at its one end on the outside of the box flat against one end thereof, a cutting edge on the box cooperating with the cutting port-ion on theblade, a catch element on the box adapted to engage a cooperating 

